She said: “There is always more to be done and do you know what, there is certainly a lot more to be done by the Tories and I certainly think sometimes when it comes to sexism, some Sky presenters need to look at themselves too.

“I really do. It really upsets me that every time I come on here, you do another pub quiz with me because you do not do it with anybody else and I do think that it’s patronising.”

Murnaghan defended himself during the interview by saying: “It’s not [patronising], because you are the shadow foreign secretary and this was about the French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault who Boris Johnson has met now several times.”

Thornberry, getting increasingly angry, told the presenter she wanted to “take this offline because I have got a lot to say to you and I don’t think a lot of it ought to be broadcast”.

So, to recap. Emily Thornberry has accused #Murnaghan of being sexist because he asked her to name French foreign minister and she failed